Sadiq Zaman Khattak was contesting for NA-254 on an ANP ticket.
Sadiq Zaman Khattak was contesting elections from the constituency of NA-254. He was attacked by unknown assailants when he exited the local mosque, Rehmania Masjid, with his son Ahmed.
Khattak died on the spot, while son was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Elections have been postponed for NA-254.
President condemns the assassination
President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the killing of Awami National Party (ANP) candidate for NA-254 Sadiq Zaman Khattak and his son.
The President while expressing profound grief and sorrow over the unfortunate incident has directed the concerned authorities to bring the culprits to justice at the earliest.
Expressing sympathies with the bereaved family, the President prayed to Almighty to rest the departed souls in eternal peace and to give courage to the bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude and equanimity.
Karachi killings
Earlier on Friday, firing in the areas of Paposh, Chandni Chowk and Korangi killed two people and injured two others.
Two advocates were also shot dead by unknown assailants on the busy Jinnah Bridge within the limits of Baghdadi Police Station today.
The firing killed advocate Shakil Ahmed Jan on the spot, while his father Ali Ahmed Jan, was critically injured in the incident and was shifted to Jinnah hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Violence has spiked in the country ahead of national elections on May 11, with over 61 people killed in attacks on politicians and political parties since April 11.
The Taliban have directly threatened the three main parties in the outgoing government, the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the ANP, which are often described as secular.
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We may blame each other but to be blamed are those people who bring them in power. It is very simple. We can stop them ourselves. Karachi has a population of twenty millions. May be 10 million men and children. May be 7 million working age. two lac people stay on roads and streets daily along with police and rangers to help them, then each man's turn will come after 35 days. It means one day in a month. Can we not give one day for community work. With this we can kick those killers, bhatta khor etc etc. No one will come to rescue u. Please get up and stop dacoits to loot public and send money to their masters whether in London or elsewhere.
Pakistan has become a hopeless country with no value of human life. Pakistanis are so divided and will never unite against terrorism. I have lost all hopes for Pakistan; every day is worst than yesterday.
peoples!!!! curse on zia ui haq who created these monsters.....!!!!
@ BILLAL you know how Taliban spreads hate and fear through gun and violence, well Sir people like you spread hate and violance through your mind and words. In short people like you are nothing less than the Taliban of this Blogging world who have no sympathy, empathy or self respect.
Unfortunately, Pakistan's public still doesn't realize that Taliban present an existential threat to Pakistan. We need to gut these animals and throw them across the border.
No one has asked for the blood of the taliban. It is time the army and the isi flush them out. It is time that each and everyone in Pakistan voice their disgust at these killings!!!!!!! It is now or never.
All mainstream parties of Karachi are responsible for this menace. They did nothing for past 5 years, now this was bound to happen.
PPP, MQM, ANP, PML-N etc. have been in power for last five years and failed miserably to tackle the Taliban or even other criminals. Now accept your failure like men and be brave. Nation is with you in this tragedy whatever the political or religious affiliations we have. But there is no reason to point fingers at your political opponents like PTI as they have never been in power. Furthermore instead of accepting your own failure or criticising the current government which is responsible for security, these finger pointing looks more like political scoring than addressing the issue.
It is strange to see some remarks who blame PTI for the mess. Come on, don't spit out your anger at PTI for this anarchy. PTI from the very beginning is against this war.
And where is Mr Powerful with a strong army of 600000, the fifth largest army in the world
Great performance of strategic assets. Improving by day and growing by night.
@BILAL: the kid was JUST FIVE YEARS OLD little angle, who so ever killed that ANGLE, is nothing more than a REAL REAL "MF" on earth. Shame on him and his faith.
@Aristo: Do tell them to victims as well whose acts have accounted for more than ten thousands same human lives in Karachi. But I guess those killings are just usual business....pity!
@Shoaib Azeem: Whenever an innocent person dies its a tragic event..& must be condemned ... but why on earth are you blaming IK or PTI, they are not the one who ruled the nation for last five years and they are not ruling now..... It's PPP , MQM and ANP governance that has us a this point where no one is safe. There government has done most damage to the country and supported terrorist organizations like, bath mafia, Aman Committee and others to support the evil intentions. only difference is that is has turned against them....
@BILAL: shame on your mentality.
@BILAL:
You have ruined this country in past 5 years what was left in, NOW its time to face the music.
How exactly does a 4 year old child become responsible for ruining the country?
And, how does a murder supporter like you, claim to be any better?
@Bilal Your comment is a case in study of trivialization of human life by the state, media and all the other lunatics. You are human so please behave like one. Every single life taken away is some family's dreams and happiness taken away. It doesn't matter what sect, religion or party victims belong to, every murder is condemnable on its own.
@ Karima Shah: Pakistan is a failed state - mark my words, this country is heading to be another Afghanistan and Iraq, which means it will soon be occupied by external forces because of the rising extremism. This country has already been destroyed beyond repair, the only road left is to run for the nearest consulate and get in line for a visa to get out of this country.
@BILAL: "Prejudices are what fools use for reasons" By Voltaire
absolutely heartbreaking ......
Some parties like pti and pmln think they are at an advantage because they are not being targetted. but after they win the elections they too will have to face the music. you cant have it both ways. Taleban will dominate any talks as they have not asked for it. Also let us not.forget the army men that have been massacered.
@BILAL: 'Oops'? Is this what you had to say when you read a child was dead?
@BILAL: Stop justifying human killing. NOTHING is more important than human life.
@Karima Sadly, the Pakistani state and the various political parties have been the biggest supporters of violence that has now come full circle to haunt the same people that had introduced this violence to further their own selfish causes. Karachi is a prime example: the political parties that have been using violence as a tool to divide and rule the city are now being threatened by the emergnce of new players who also believe in this modus operandi. The tragedy is that innocent civillians always end up suffering.
@Shoaib Azeem: Dude IK have criticized the attacks at every incident and have given a precised policy to deal with Terrorism and Taliban, what do you want him to do, Get a Gun in his hand and kill all these people,
This was their responsibility to wash the dirt of this nation,which they didn't, Now keep crying.. we all going to face this as a nation. But please dont ask for Mercy Vote this time.
gunned down a 4-year-old! insanely barbaric to say the least! oh God please cleanse our country of these barbarians in the worst of ways and let us all see it so that those who have been directly afflicted with pain because of them can have "eye for an eye" and those who even remotely think of doing something these barbarians have done can get a good lesson out of it. Oh Allah help us all!
Another innocent child and father dead. But Mr. Taliban Khan and PTI will still keep their mouths closed and look the other way. PTI has lost over 1200 voters from my university due to Imran Khan's support for the Taliban. He is another fundamentalist pretending to be a liberal.
Oops, Now i would have to listen to all the ANP & PPP & MQM people begging for mercy votes in elections, You have ruined this country in past 5 years what was left in, NOW its time to face the music.
Pakistan has become a jungle. We are all barbarians, killing people left, right and center. The identity of "Pakistani" has become a shameful word for all of us. We are nothing more than a bunch of uneducated, violent barbarians who are living in a jungle.